Production Supervisor- 3rd Shift

Cooper-Standard Automotive•Bellefontaine, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor ensures the unit achieves its safety, production, quality, and continuous improvement goals through effective planning, organization, coordination, and control of human and technical resources and materials. This role supervises production operations on the third shift and is responsible for meeting manufacturing plans and customer specifications while maintaining a respectful, safe, and inclusive work environment. The supervisor trains and empowers employees and team leaders, communicates work rules and conduct standards, assesses performance, and provides coaching or discipline as needed. The role identifies and communicates operational risks, supports safety processes and incident investigations, and ensures compliance with health, safety, environmental, quality, and process requirements. The supervisor also schedules work and coverage, maintains accurate production reports, facilitates communication between shifts, and supports continuous improvement initiatives. The position is based on-site in a professional office environment, with work on the manufacturing floor requiring proper personal protective equipment. Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations may be required. Proper training is required for equipment used in the role.

Requirements

Four-year degree, or a two-year degree while pursuing a four-year degree, with two to four years of supervision experience; alternatively, more than three years of practical supervision or management experience.
Ability to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems.
Analytical skills to gather and interpret production information.
Computer competency, including spreadsheets, charting, and word-processing documentation.
Tact and diplomacy when exchanging information and handling sensitive issues.
Willingness and ability to travel as necessary.
Wear proper personal protective equipment while on the manufacturing floor.
Complete proper training on equipment and potential injury avoidance.

Responsibilities

Create a work environment where employees are respected, welcome, safe, and empowered to do their best.
Ensure all parts are built according to the manufacturing plan and customer specifications.
Ensure employees and team leaders are properly trained and empowered to execute job requirements.
Communicate work rules and required standards of conduct.
Assess employee performance and initiate coaching or discipline as necessary.
Identify, control, and communicate operational risks.
Ensure employees are trained to perform their jobs safely, model safe behavior, and encourage employees to do the same.
Initiate and participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Ensure production reports are accurately maintained.
Organize and schedule work, including breaks, overtime, vacation, and absence coverage, to meet production requirements.
Ensure conformance to quality procedures and proper application of quality and process controls.
Encourage and communicate improvement ideas from operators and assist with implementation once approved.
Collaborate with Continuous Improvement teams to identify solutions and support their implementation.
Ensure communication between shifts and that team meetings occur.
Participate in meetings with managers to evaluate performance results and planned actions.
Participate in critical parts meetings as needed and take part in daily walkabouts.
Participate in or lead safety processes such as hazard assessments, work-instruction development, incident investigations, LPA, 6S, and safety walks.
Ensure HSE legal and management system requirements are met in work areas.
Perform other duties as required.